Which statement about German immigrants in 1775 is FALSE?
a. They constituted about 6 percent of the total population.
b. They fled from religious persecution, economic oppression, and the ravages of war.
c. In the early 1700s, they had settled chiefly in Pennsylvania.
d. Most belonged to the Catholic Church.
e. They belonged to several different Protestant groups ? primarily Lutheran.
d
You might also like to view...
What effect did the Underwood-Simmons Tariff Act have on governmental finances?
A. Additional revenue caused a surplus lasting until World War I. B. Additional revenues allowed cuts in personal income taxes. C. Revenue losses forced the implementation of a graduated income tax. D. Revenue losses led to structural deficits and an economic panic.
What was the purpose of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation?
A) to prevent foreclosures on family homes B) to make government credit available to banks C) to subsidize farm prices D) to provide funds for urban renewal
The ________, founded in 1834, was the first attempt at a national labor organization in the United States
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
What is the most likely reason that the artist of this portrait depicted merchant Daniel Boardman as a country gentleman?
A) Merchants preferred to be shown in grand style, whether or not this was accurate. B) Visual images in the portrait that represented his role as a merchant emphasized his success. C) The life of a prosperous merchant was not perceived as being most compatible with republican virtue. D) By presenting himself as a simple working man, Boardman believed he would gain more business from his customers.